Information About

Kvichak River

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 52' 50.002" N,
157 ° 2' 13.999" W

Region

Bristol Bay

Nearest City

Levelock

Tributaries

Alagnak River, Iliamna River, Newhalen River, Pile River,

Tributaries

Bear Creek,

Length

50 mi (80.47 km)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Arctic Char, Dolly Varden

Kvichak River in Detail.

About

heads in Iliamna Lake, flows SW to Kvichak Bay at Kogging, on Alaska Peninsula, 9 mi. N of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1828 by Captain Lutke (1836, map 14), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Riviere Bristol or Kvitchak." The spelling "Kvichak" was given by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) on an 1888 map.

Topo Maps

Naknek D-4 (1952), Naknek D-4 (1952), Naknek D-4 (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952), Naknek (1952),

Places Near Kvichak River

Capes:

Cape Horn, Cape Suwarof, Cape Suworof, Coffee Point, Fishery Point, Graveyard Point, Horseshoe Point, Kunsiniali Point, Morakas Point, Pederson Point, Telephone Point, Telephone Point,

Channels:

Albert Channel, Coffee Creek Channel, Gravel Spit Anchorage,

Cliffs:

Kanaknoli Point, Kunnsiniali Point,

Flats:

Salmon Flats, Sea Gull Flat,

Mountain Passes:

Svoger Slough,

Rivers:

Alagnak River, Kvichak River, Naknek River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Chimenchun Creek, Coffee Creek, Copenhagen Creek, Duck Creek, Graveyard Creek, Hallersville Creek, King Salmon Creek, Packers Creek, Squaw Creek, Union Creek,

Cities:

Hallersville, Koggiung, Kvichak, Libbyville, Nakeen, Naknek, Savonoski, South Naknek,